ACIDO CITRICO ¿ Para que sirve? 🍋🍊

CITRIC ACID is a chemical compound that is widely distributed in nature and has countless uses in daily life. We can find it in oranges, lemons, limes, tomatoes, tangerines, kiwis and many other fruits. Citric acid was discovered by the Arab alchemist Yabir Ibn Hayyan in the eighth century after Christ. Isolated in 1784 by Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Sheele from lemon juice. From the chemical point of view, citric acid is an organic tricarboxylic acid whose molecular formula is C6H8O7. It has countless applications, to be highlighted as a preservative, flavoring, acidulant, excipient in medicines, as a natural antioxidant, anti-lime, anti-rust, which gives us a wide margin to include it in formulations of all kinds. It is a very safe, economical product and approved by all international organizations, including the FDA. From an ecological point of view, citric acid is a biodegradable, sustainable product with a very low chemical oxygen demand. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:22 Formula of citric acid 0:36 Properties of citric acid 0:54 The Krebs Cycle 1:43 History of citric acid 2:46 Applications of citric acid 3:46 Is citric acid toxic? 5:43 Safety Sheet 6:04 Adverse effects of citric acid #citric acid #cleaning #naturalproducts